Book
Felicity Hopkins
Note
Most of the activities in this book are oral. The words printed
in black are there to guide the teacher. Only the words
or letters printed in a colour are for the pupil to read or
recognize.
Oral work
Most of the work based on Pupil's Book 1
is oral. Only the words or letters printed in a
colour are for the pupil to read. The words
in black are there to guide the teacher.
The pictures are to help the pupil, and the
teacher should encourage the pupils to
point to the pictures when reciting rhymes
or singing songs. The expressions shown in
the Language Summary do not all appear in
the text of the Pupil's Book, but they should
be used orally by the teacher. The Picture
Practice pages are designed to practise
vocabulary and these expressions. The
Teacher's Book provides detailed notes on
when to introduce them.
Reading
There is no 'real' reading in Get Ready! 1
but pupils will learn to recognize the letters
of the alphabet and know the sound each
one makes. They will also learn some
whole words and acquire left-right
orientation. These first reading skills are
developed in both the Pupil's Book and the
Activity Book.
The alphabet
It is suggested that the sounds of the letters
should be taught first of all, using the
formula 'a' for apple, 'b' for boy, etc. The
names of the letters can be taught later,
through exercises in the Activity Book.
The approach
The teacher should use choral and
individual repetition and question and
answer routines. Whenever possible, pupils
should take on the role of the teacher and
ask the questions. Games, such as the one
in Step 14, are particularly suitable for this.
The songs are a very important element
of Get Ready! and teachers should
regularly use songs from earlier in the
course. While singing, pupils should point
to the pictures or perform the suggested
actions. These reinforce meaning as well
as make learning more enjoyable. Do not
expect pupils to understand every word in
the songs.
Accuracy
Do not be too concerned about accuracy.
Get Ready! progresses slowly and pupils
will gradually become aware of small
differences and more able to imitate the
teacher's model. Never try to explain
language rules to very young learners.
Mother tongue
Most of the lesson should be in English but
do use the pupils' own language when it
would be helpful. You might use it, for
example, when explaining a game or the
meaning of a song.
Language summary
Vocabulary*
Functional areas
Expressions*
Steps
1-15
Identification
Quantity
Look/Look at
I am, it is
Steps
16-30
Description
Steps
31-45
Possession
Toys
my
Steps
46-60
Revision of Steps
1-45
Revision of Steps
1-45
Numbers 7-70
Parts of the body
Shapes
What is this?
Is it a ... ? Yes/No
How many?
*At the back of this book there is a complete list of the words used in the text of the Pupil's Book.
The Teacher's Book gives full guidance on the language syllabus and its presentation to the pupils.
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS
Printed in China
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
STEP I
Look and say
Jack
Sue
Song
Hello song
STEP 2
Letters
apple
bird
Song
Goodbye Jack and Sue.
Goodbye Jack.
Goodbye Sue.
Goodbye Jack and Sue.
Goodbye Jack and Sue.
Goodbye song
STEP 3
Letters
cat
dog
Numbers
STEP 4
Rhyme
One bird
Two birds
Three birds
CAT!
One cat
Two cats
Three cats
DOG!
STEP 5
Letters
elephant
fish
girl
STEP 6
Rhyme
One
boy.
Two
boys.
Three
boys.
JACK!
Game
How many
fingers?
One
girl.
Two
girls.
Three
girls.
SUE!
STEP 7
Letters
hand
insect
jug
STEP 8
Song
Fishes, fishes.
How many fishes?
One, two, three.
Hello elephants!
Hello fishes!
Elephants and fishes.
One, two, three.
STEP
Numbers
Song
STEP 10
Picture practice
Show me a bird.
How many cats?
STEP 1 1
Letters
kite
lion
monkey
STEP 13
Letters
nest
orange
pencil
STEP 14
Game
Look at number 4.
Is it a monkey? No!
Is it a girl? No!
Is it a boy? Yes!
finger/insect/pencil
cat/dog/lion
bird/insect/kite
monkey/girl/boy
fish/insect/elephant
orange/jug/apple
STEP 15
Letters
queen
robot
sun
STEP 16
Game
What is it?
A big pencil
A little pencil
Hands down!
Hands up!
Show me.
Is it big?
Is it little?
What is it?
A little pencil.
STEP 17
Look and say
Point to a ...
STEP 18
Picture practice
Look at robot number two.
Is it a big robot?
Song
Sue is a little girl.
Look at Sue.
Jack is a little boy.
Look at Jack.
STEP
Letters
tree
umbrella
van
STEP 20
Look and say
a red umbrella
Song
a green umbrella
Sue's umbrella
a blue umbrella
STEP 21
Letters
window
x-ray
yellow
zoo
STEP 22
Picture practice
Show me a big monkey.
Is it blue?
Show me a green van.
STEP 23
Read
STEP 24
Song
What colour is w?
Alphabet song
STEP 25
Song
for apple
for elephant
for girl
for kite
for monkey
for bird
for fish
for hand
for lion
for nest
for queen
for robot
for sun
for tree
for window
for x-ray
for cat
for dog
for insect
for jug
for orange
for pencil
for umbrella
for van
for yellow
for zoo
STEP 26
Game
Sing a little song,
Sing a little song,
Point to a window.
Point to a door.
FLOOR!
CEILING!
DOOR!
CEILING!
STEP 27
Look and say
an orange van
a brown van
a black van
a white van
STEP 28
Rhyme
One, two,
Up and down,
Bow to a queen,
Look at a kite,
STEP
Read
STEP 30
Look and say
book
desk
Picture practice
bag
chair
STEP 31
Look and say
Sue has ...
a bike
a ball
a doll
Jack has . . .
a kite
a book
a cat
STEP 32
Song
A red doll
STEP 33
Story
Listen . . .
Miaow.
Hello. I am Meg.
STEP 34
Song
I am a little boy
l am a little boy,
Hello, hello.
I have a little cat,
I have a cat,
I have a little cat.
I am a little cat,
Miaow, miaow.
I have a little bed,
I have a bed,
I have a little bed.
STEP 35
Read
STEP 36
Song
I have two kites,
Two kites,
And a big bag.
Three dolls,
Four balls,
STEP 37
Story
Yo-Yo's house
Hello. l am Yo-Yo.
STEP 38
Song
Yo-Yo's song
It is my chair,
And it is my bed.
It is my house.
I have a table,
It is my table,
And it is my jug.
It is my house.
STEP
Look and say
train
plane
car
boat
STEP 40
Song
I have a car,
Brum, brum, my car.
Listen to my little car.
I have a car,
Brum, brum, my car,
I have a train,
Chug, chug, my train.
I have a plane,
Zoom, zoom, my plane.
Listen to my little plane.
I have a plane,
Zoom, zoom, my plane,
My plane, zoom, zoom, my plane.
STEP 41
Look and say
Sue...
How old are you?
/ am six.
Yo-Yo . . .
How old are you?
/ am three.
Jack . . .
How old are you?
/ am five.
Meg ...
How old are you?
/ am two.
STEP 42
Songs
It is my birthday
STEP 43
Look and say
cake
balloon
hat
present
STEP 44
Story
X2 is a little robot.
X2 has a birthday.
Thank you.
What is it?
A present
Here is a present.
It is a doll . . . a robot-doll!
STEP 45
Picture practice
STEP 46
Read
STEP 47
Numbers
STEP 48
Song
One little,
Two little,
Three little robots.
Four little,
Five little,
Six little robots.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little robots.
STEP
Game
Is it a car?
Is it a red car?
Is it number seven?
STEP 50
Rhyme
One, two,
Look at my shoe.
Three, four,
Point to a door.
Five, six,
Pick up sticks.
Seven, eight,
Open a gate.
Nine, ten,
A yellow hen.
STEP 51
Look and say
shoulder
head
arm
hand
leg
STEP 52
Song
It is my head
STEP 53
Game
My robot has red legs.
Is it X9?
No.
Is it X7?
Yes.
STEP 54
Song
I am a robot,
Look at my arms,
Look at my arms,
Look at my arms.
I am a robot,
Look at my arms.
My arms go up and down.
I am a robot,
Look at my legs,
Look at my legs,
Look at my legs.
I am a robot,
Look at my legs.
My legs go up and down.
I am a robot,
Look at my head,
Look at my head,
Look at my head.
I am a robot,
Look at my head.
I am a robot
STEP 55
Story
Four boxes
Look. It is a zoo.
STEP 56
Read
STEP 57
Look and say
square
circle
Song
Two sweets
triangle
STEP 58
Game
Look at number two.
How many triangles?
How many blue triangles?
STEP
Picture practice
STEP 60
Game
Is it a letter?
Is it a blue letter?
Is it 'm'?
Word list
(Numbers indicate the step in which the word is first used in the text of the Pupil's Book)
10
24
1
17
2
2
51
30
31
43
55
33
16
31
2
44
27
20
39
30
28
55
6
27
43
39
3
26
30
57
9
30
3
31
26
16
47
5
6
5
9
26
25
a
alphabet
am
an
and
apple
arm
bag
ball
balloon
bear
bed
big
bike
bird
birthday
black
blue
boat
book
bow (verb)
box
boy
brown
cake
car
cat
ceiling
chair
circle
clap
desk
dog
doll
door
down
eight
elephant
finger
fish
five
floor
for
four
50
5
54
2
20
7
42
31
43
gate
girl
go, goes
goodbye
green
hand
happy birthday
has
hat
32
51
1
50
44
37
6
41
1
57
7
18
14
38
have
head
hello
hen
here
house
how many?
how old?
I
in
insect
is
is it?
it
7
11
51
25
11
9
16
14
11
57
38
13
47
jug
kite
leg
letter (alphabet)
lion
listen
little
look at
monkey
mouth
my
nest
nine
14
9
3
27
13
50
no
number
one
orange (adjective)
orange (noun)
open
13
50
39
17
43
15
20
15
47
50
51
10
26
9
20
2
57
50
15
57
37
9
47
44
9
3
9
39
19
57
3
19
16
19
44
27
21
21
21
14
21
pencil
pick up
plane
point to
present (noun)
queen
red
robot
seven
shoe
shoulder
show me
sing
six
sky
song
square
stick (noun)
sun
sweet (noun)
table
tap (verb)
ten
thank you
the
three
to
train
tree
triangle
two
umbrella
up
van
what?
white
window
x-ray
yellow
yes
zoo